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“That was not the intention,” said state Sen. Kim Thatcher (R), who introduced the bill. “Not at all.”

“That was not the intention,” said state Sen. Kim Thatcher (R), who introduced the bill. “Not at all.”

At least 13 exonerated Oregonians could be immediately eligible for financial compensation under the new law.

My view: Time for Oregon to compensate the wrongly convicted, Local Opinion, Portland local Opinion, Breaking Opinion alerts for Portland city.

My view: Time for Oregon to compensate the wrongly convicted, Local Opinion, Portland local Opinion, Breaking Opinion alerts for Portland city.

For more than six years of my life, I was wrongfully incarcerated in an Oregon prison. Its time for the state to do the right thing, writes Earl Bain.

For more than six years of my life, I was wrongfully incarcerated in an Oregon prison. Its time for the state to do the right thing, writes Earl Bain.

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation met on Feb. 7. The committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 1584, which would allow individuals to petition for compensation if they were convicted of and imprisoned for a felony that was later reversed, vacated, pardoned by the governor or subject to a retrial during which the person was found not guilty. Eligible petitioners would include young people who were in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority for at leas...

Opinion: Oregon should pay those who are wrongfully convicted Updated Feb 17, 2021; Posted Feb 17, 2021 Oregon is one of 15 states that dont offer financial compensation to those who are wrongfully convicted, the author writes.pixabay Facebook Share Thatcher, R-Keizer, represents Senate District 13 in the Oregon Legislature. Earl Bain was going through a difficult divorce after returning from his tour of duty in Afghanistan when he was wrongfully convicted by a nonunanimous jury for sexual ab...